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beautifully, that everybody was
melted, and the pastor himself was
weeping, and then he got up and
said: brothers and sisters, when
Paul said that the women should
keep silent in the churches, he didn't
mean anything like that. Paul
meant-what Paul meant was-well,
Paul only meant-Paul meant
brothers and sisters-I don't k1aoW
Wl'ot Paul meant" Laughter and
applause. Before your Convention
met, many of our elders and dea-
cons and preachers knew just what
Paul meant, but now they do not
know what he meant!
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Why Men Fail.

School Supplement-
Few men come up to their highest
measure of success. Some fail
through timidity, or lack of nerve.
They are unwilling to take the risks
incident to life, and fail through ven
turing on ordinary duties. They lack
pluck. Others fail through impru-
dence, lack of discretion, care or
sound judgement. They over-esti-
mate the future, and build air castles,
and venture beyond their depth, and
fail and fall. Others, again, fail
through lack Of application and per-
severance. They begin with good
resolves, but soon get tired of that
and want a change, thinking they
can do much better at something else.
Thus they fritter life away, and sue
coed at nothing. Others waste time
and money, and fail for want of econ
omy. Many fail through ruinous
habits; tobacco, whisky, and beer
spoil them for business, drive their
best customers from them, and scat
ter their prospects of success. Some
fail for want of brains, education, land
fitness for their calling; they lack d
knowledge of human nature and Of
the motives that actuate men. They
have not qualified themselves fol
their occupation by practical educa
ton.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-17
The Powers of Memory.

The Leisure Hour discourseS at
some length upon this subject. 1t
says:-
"Granting good health and aver
age faculty, it ought to be felt as dis
graceful to say, Il have a bad men,
ory,' as to say, Il have bad charac-
ter And in fact, the two statements
are almost interchangeable for what
would a man be without any mem
DRY at all? Could he be a true friend?
Conld he be a worthy foe to evil?
Would gratitude be possible to him?
How could he forecast future? How
could he judge the present? Could
love be worth much, in case where
it must be 'Out of sight, out of mind "
We see at once that whatever might
be his other mental powers-as in
vention, imagination, and so forth
such a man would be a moral idiot.
And such state of moral idiocy is
more or less approached by every
shade of that bad memory which is
often so glibly urged as an ample ex-
cuse by those who would be very
slow to admit any other shade of in
tellectual inferiority. We can all re-
collect that in which we take real in
terest. Some philosophers forget din.
ner-time; many schoolboys forget
class-hours. But the philosopher
does not forget his theory, nor the
schoolboy his cricket-score. The plea
of bad memory might therefore be
generally exchanged for one O
real attention or lively interest
But this would be so often too frank
an admission of ones moral status
1t seems so easy to say to ones moth
er, Il forgot your birthday Tha
conveys only an impression of par
donable infirmity. 1t would be hard
} err to say, Il did not trouble mysel
about it; something else was NOR
important to my mind 1t seem
quite polite to say to friend VIII
has dropped out of our visiting o
corresponding lists, Il lost sight c
you because l had forgotten you
) new address, But what would be
! we owned, i did not care where yo
lived; so low could / remember
Yet if instead of the self-eXcusing eS
PLANTATION, these truths were uttered
at least to ones self, they might prov
a valuable differentiation, tending I
abasement and amendment. Nobod
can hope to have a good memory VIII
does not cultivate "a present mind
ready and sympathetic attention an
interest in all that is going on arOun
him. \ mere dreamer over Past {
Future will soon have no Past
Future worth dreaming over for I'll
= PreSent-the ever-heeting Presen
, which slips through our very gra-
as we lay hold on it's the only mi
telial of which Pasts and Futures al
made. Let us try to take an mterc
in everything going on around u,
for we know not when or how son
:, object now seemingly remote, ma
" enter into our real lives. Ii is wei
& deriul what can he done IN thi, WI
q hNa lively mind, which graSp- ever
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PENSIONS {!

WILLIAM B. GREENE, late Assistant Chi ef
of the Western Division, L. S. Pension OF
fee, is now engaged in the prosecution OF
pension and all other soldier claims.
His thorough experience in the Pension
Office and in the prosecution OF these
claims renders his services especially valua-
bic.
Special attention given to the working up
of rejected or abandoned claims on
which other attorneys have failed,
Co.operates with respectable attorneys
throughout the country in cases which need
attention at Washington.
Many pensioners who are entitled to in
crease do not obtain it because they fail to
apply or because their cases are improperly
rejected Particular attention paid to such
cases.
No fee unless successful. Advice free.
Refers by permission to "a
Hon. Il. w. Townsend, of Illinois.
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Address:
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Washington, D. G.
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The Intermarrlage of Cousins.

Med. Record.
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The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14

furnish their own material? For this rea-
son, that to do so would be gross injustice
to the government contractor who took this
contract on the understanding that large
part Of the dredged material could be depos-
tied near by. 1t would compel him to tow
every scow load down to HuSsey's Sound.
1t would break him down, 1t would freeze
him out" Of this territory, and would scare
away contractors for the future and create a
monopoly in the dredging business in these
parts. 1t is manifestly for the interest of
the city, aswell as the general government,
that there should be competition in this bus
mess Competition is certain to keep the
price down, and with the price kept down
the government is certain to do more work
in our Back Cove, than if the price.is::sent up
by monopoly. The city government at their
last meeting wisely refused to relieve the
contract Of this condition. They should
stick to that decision.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
Merchants VS.. Lawyers.


The ball game between the lawyers and
the business men of the city, continues to
excite great interest upon the street. bets be-
ing frequently offered ON both sides, but
finding no takers. As this is to be one Of the
most important events of the season, it is es-
pecially necessary to provide for the careful
consideration and wise decision of all ques-
tions which may arise. The game will be
umpired by Hon. Joseph Fl. Manley, who
has provided himself with copy Of the
rules, and will return from Small Point on
Monday. To guard against the disastrous
effects of Empirical mistakes, board of
arbitration has been established, to which
appeals may be taken. This board will CON-
sist Of Hon. ARENAS Libbey, Hon. William
p. Whiteh0use, and Hon. Samuel Titeomb
who have been selected by the lawyers, and
Col. Thomas Lambard, William 4. Smith,
Esq, and William S. Badger, ESQ, who have
been selected by the businessmen, and all of
the above named gentlemen have kindly
consented to serve on the board. Since the
formation of the new legal club in Augusta,
the Gardiner attorneys have challenged their
Augusta brethren. 1t is said there are some
skilled men on toe Gardiner team
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
lie evidence OF LOBBYISTS.
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.


The efficient Deputy Sheriffs and Judge
Stevens have about put stop to rum selling
around the Soldiers National Home. They
have gradually reduced the rum shops until
there are only two. There are some twelve
places where beer is sold under the per
cent. limit. 1t requires close and constant
watching to keep the alcohol within the
maximum bound. Recently a.lquantity of
John Frederick's beer was analyzed and
four per cent of alcohol found. Frederick
must answer to the court. A woman dress
ed in male attire peddled intoxicants for
while about the Home but her business was
broken up by the officers.
AT the meeting of the Kennebec Steamboat
Company in Gardiner Monday, it was de-
cided to build new boat for the Kennebec
and Boston route.
The Robbins house, so called near Au-
gusta, owned and occupied by Henry and
George Brann, was burned to the ground
Monday afternoon about O'clock 1t was a
two story building worth about $500; in
Sured for $780,
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
The Back Cove Contracts.

As is generally known, the contract for
dredging the ship channel in Back Cove has
been let to Boston parties who were the low
est bidders. By the terms of this contract
which is similar to all government contracts
for work of this nature, the material removed
is to be deposited at such place as the govern
ment engineer designates. The usual place
of deposit in our harbor is the deep water of
Hussey's Sound. To dump the material
there Of course involves large expense for
towage. When the bids for the Back Cove
work were put in 1t was understood by the
bidders that large part of the excavated
material could be dumped on the line of the
Marginal Way in close proximity to the
channel, and for this reason they were made
much lower than they otherwise would have
been.
The lowest bidder for filling the Marginal
Way was another firm, and the contract be-
longed to them If they wanted it. The City
Government ordered that any contract en-
tered into with them should be subject to the
approval of the Back Bay Commission, a
body incorporated by the last Legislature for
the special purpose of supervising the filling
up Of the Back Cove flats. The commission
insisted that the Marginal Way con-
tractor should use the material dug
out by the government contractor, or such of
1t as could be used without detriment TO the
interests of the former. They did not ask
that he receive it on conditions to be fixed by
the government contractor, they proposed in
no way to place him in the power or at the
mercy of the government contractor. They
merely insisted that he should receive such
of the dredged materials, as they, who were
disinterested parties as between the two
contractors, should direct. Strange to say
the Marginal Way contractors object to re-
ceiving any of the material on any condi-
TONS They insist that this material dug
out within two hundred feet of the hole they
have contracted to fill and which is rendered
them free of expense shall be towed feyeral
miles down the harbor and dumped into
Hussey's Sound, while they provide their
own material That is so irrational a per-
Torrance that it seems incredible that it
could have happened. Nevertheless it has,
and the Marginal Way contractors threaten
to throw up the work if they are not allowed
the boon of procuring their own material at
great expense instead of taking it free.
So the city government has been appealed
to to strike out the provision making the con-
tract subject to the approval of the Back
Bay Commission. Well, why not strike it
out and let the Marginal Way contractors
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
The New Hampshire Railroad Fight.

spC Now hampshire ndiifodO rtSnt.
Our Concord correspondent gives this
morning an exceedingly clear account of the
great railroad fight which is now raging in
New Hampshire. The Granite State has
been theatre of good many important legis-
lative contests, but this one in the far reach
ing effects Of the results that may follow
easily distances them all. 1t is virtually a
struggle on the part of the Boston & Maine
railroad, which has already practically swal-
lowed up almost everything in the railroad
line in Maine, to gobblc up the whole rail
road system of New Hampshire. If the
Hazen bill which is now before the railroad
committee becomes law then New Hamp-
shire is at the mercy of the Boston & Maine,
corporation, and in very short tiHw its
whole railroad system will ~be>oWned and
operated by that company. A contest of
this sort is alwaysfnteresting to the specta-
tors even when they have nothing at stake
But this lights OF peculiar interest to Port
land because the future of an important
piece Of property, which it has spent great
deaf Of money on and which it has fondly
been hoping would like bread cast upon the
waters return after many days, is involved
to some extent in the result of this struggle.
We refer of course to the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad.
1t is easy to see by glance at the map
that If the Boston & Maine accomplishes its
purpose Portland's railroad will be complete
ly at its mercy. 1t can cut it off from all
through traffic If 1t sees fit and reduce it to a
mere local affair. from Fabyan's to Port
land. We do not mean to affirm that it
would pursue this policy, but it is
evident that it could if it were so dis
posed. The Boston & Maine then
with its proposed line along the
shore of Lake Winnepesaukee could connect
with the Canadian Pacific and bring freight
from the West to Portland without any aid
from the Ogdensburg, and if the latter road
was put into the market, there could be but
one bidder, for no road but the Boston &
Maine could utilize it.
But If the proposed consolidation is not
effected and the Merrimac system of rail-
road, which the Anterior bill proposes, is
created, while the Portland & Ogdensburg
will still be under great obligation to the
Boston q Maine there will be some obliga-
ton on the other side. The Boston & Maine
will not be through line from NorthernNew
Hampshire to the seaboard, but must depend
on connections with the Portland & Ogdens-
burg or the Merrimac system. The passage
OF the Anterior bill will create to some ex-
tent mutual dependency between the Bos-
ton g. Maine and the Portland & Ogdens-
qurg. The passage of the Hazen bill will
put the Portland e. 0gdensburg entirely at
the mercy of the Boston & Maine That ap-
pears to be about the difference in the effect
the two bills are likely to have on the future
of the Ogdenshnrg.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY IA.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as a guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
SMALL WARES, CHEAP.

Buttons, Clasps, Buckles, Pocket Books, Shop
ping Bags, SIX Shields. Linen Shields, Garfield
Rubber =: Shields, Dress SteeIs, Hooks and Eyes,
dies and ChiIdren's Hose Supporters, Braids,
Belts, Hat Pins, Boys Newport Ties, Combs, Fancy
Hair Pins, Jewery, Tambo Cotton Linen Floss, Silk
Floss, Chenille TasseIs, Cards, Etching Silks, Knit
ting Silk, Arasene, Brass Bangles and Ornaments,
Soaps, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14

The general average throughout the cotton
belt for the growing crop was on the first
day Of July "a, as against S31 in 1856 at the
same date, with favorable outlook. The
condition of the grain crops has been i'm
proved by the recent rains in the Mississippi
Valley Corn is, unless there should be
some unusual general disaster to 1t, to be an
enormous crop. On the whole the promise
that seed time and harvest shall not fail is
likely to be abundantly fulfilled this year.
On the other hand we are importing foreign
merchandise in excess of the imports of last
year, and exporting less. According to the
New York journal of Commerce, 1--WE may
calculate that more than half of the little
balance of trade remaining at the close of
May will be wiped out by the returns of the
last month, when all the ports are repre-
sented."
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
CURRENT COMMENT.


[Boston Journal
In looking up the record of Mr.. Seitz, La
Dor candidate for Governor of Ohio, il is
found that he introduced bill in the Legis-
lature to abolish the Labor Bureau. But he
says that the bill never passed, and that that
was nine years ago, anyway.
THE EVIDENCE OF LOBBYISTS.
Hartford Courant.l
The unsustained evidence of lobbyist
unless accompanied by proofs of an intimacy
with him, should not count against any man.
These fellows have to live off the concerns
that they bleed, and in order to get plumber
for themselves they collect it in the names
of others.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.

Black Jackets, Fancy Jackets, Beaded Wraps and
Jerseys, all marked to close.
lot Cream Jersey Waists at $3.50; worth $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
DEPARTMENT.

1000 Antique Tides at &c each a great bargain
Handkerchefs, Embroidery, Ribbon and FancySiIk
FIosses, in Silk and Linen, for fancy work, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
Animal Meeting.

TINE Stockholders Of the Portland Kerosene on
IL Co., are hereby notified that the annual meet
ing OF said Company, will be held at their office,
No 416 Fore ST., Portland, Me-, on TUESDAY,
July 10, 1887, at p. M, for the following busi-
ness, viz;
LIST. To choose clerk Of said corporation.
I'd. TO choose 1--WE directors.
3rd. To choose treasurer.
4th. To transact any other business that may
legally come before the corporation.
CHAS. +. TOBIE, Clerk.
Portland. July IL, 1887. Iyi2d7t
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14
COTTON FABRICS.

lot Remnants French Satines at IL E-2c per yard.
25 pieces Printed "A Lawn lac; worth IL I-2c.
Prints, Cinghams and Cheviots, in great variety,
at reduced prices.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-14


Marshal Hawkes. has ordered the apothe-
carries to stop the sale of everything on Sun
day except medicine, ON pain of prosecution.
The statute under which this order is issued
is Section 20, Chapter l24. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Whoever, on the Lords day, keeps open his
shop, w0rkh0uSe, warehouse, or place of business
travels or does any work, labor or business on
that day, except works of necessity or charity;
uses any sport game or recreation; or is present
az any dancing, public diversion, show or enter
alnment, encouraging the same, shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding ten dollars.
Uuder this statute clearly apothecaries
have no right to sell anything but medicine,
and the MarshaPs order is therefore proper
one But it will be noticed that travel ex.
cept it be necessary is made subject to the
same penalty as keeping open shop. Ought
not then the Marshal to be consistent ar
rest every man and woman who goes to the
islands next Sunday, or rides out to Deering
In the horse cars, or along the shore road in
private carriage, and see that he pays $40
for his pleasure.